First record of the genus Anaxiphomorpha Gorochov (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) from China, with description of four new species

Hao-Yu Liu; Fu-Ming Shi

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.7

First record of the genus Anaxiphomorpha Gorochov (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) from China, with description of four new species

Zootaxa. 2015 Feb 12;3918(3):433-8. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.7.

Authors

Hao-Yu Liu¹, Fu-Ming Shi²

Affiliations

¹ Museum, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.; Email: hhyyliu@hotmail.com.
² College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China.; Email: shif_m@126.com.

PMID: 25781103
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3918.3.7

Abstract

The genus Anaxiphomorpha Gorochov, 1987 is recorded to China for the first time. We provide supplementary characters of female for generic diagnosis. Four new species from China are described and illustrated, Anaxiphomorpha serratiprotuberus sp. nov. A. brevisparamerus sp. nov. A. biserratus sp. nov. and A. longiserratus sp. nov. A key and a distribution map of all species in the world are presented.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
China
Female
Gryllidae / anatomy & histology
Gryllidae / classification*
Gryllidae / growth & development
Male
Organ Size